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Trying to figure out if I would like this game (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 week ago by Klanky@sopuli.xyz to c/nomanssky@lemmy.world

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Hello all, I'm hoping to get some feedback on whether I would like this game or not before I decide to buy. I love space games and the idea of it intrigues me but I like to have a narrative/story to give me a reason to 'do' stuff. I tend to quickly lose interest in sandbox type games because they start to feel pointless to me. I feel like I've seen conflicting reports on whether NMS is more narrative or sandbox.

Also, I'm a dad so I have limited time to play. If this is the kind of game that requires hundreds of hours before it gets good or to the 'story' (such as it may be), I probably won't be able to properly enjoy it.

Feel free to ask me anything else that may help you give a recommendation and thanks in advance! I honestly want to be convinced to pick it up but I have doubts. :-P

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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There’s some story but not much. It’s much more sandbox than narrative. The story is mostly background for the sandbox. There are a few Community Expeditions each year that are additional guided tasks. The rewards are mostly sandbox stuff.

If you’re content with mission type activity—gather these resources; find these things; reach this milestone—then it might be worth the price, especially on sale. It’s cheap anyway.

I’d guess it’s not for you. Maybe, play a friend’s copy?

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

IMO there is a massive overarching story, if you pay attention

There are a lot of subplots and it all fits into a big picture, again if you follow along. But it does not make you follow along and you can just click click click through the stories or ignore them completely.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I feel like it’s more of a meditation on video games in general. I like it though I’ll admit I don’t ‘get’ all of it.

But, it doesn’t have a distinct narrative like a Fallout, RDR or Breath of the Wild. The player is much more central and the driver and creator of their own narrative.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 days ago

The story is the main part of those games, indeed. There is a part of the Artemis story where its very much metaphysical or metaphorical telling of breaking the 4th wall and the philosophical questions it should be making you ask yourself. I thought it was ingenious that they changed the story at one point and it was a self reflection of the games history but told from almost truly the mouth of Hello Games devs. I love the game and have since the first day. Because I was under the impression I was going to be a lonely spaceman exploring planets that might never have been touched by any of the NPC's or whatever. Just me and my spaceship exploring the vastness of a random solar system generator. It was the first game that I ever completed 100% on Steam. Getting through the center in the perma death is one of my all time favorite video game experiences. It took YEARS to do that!